HWONG
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Jan 22, 2008, 12:34 AM
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Re: [Mohan Ghandi] Another dream kohaku
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Hi Mohan,
I can understand your disappointment. But you are made of sterner stuff than that lah... I guess it depends on which size category you play at. The larger sized kois in the Gosanke is hotly contested and there will be people who will invest in such kois to win major awards. Then again, big money did not guarantee 1st prize as you have seen. I also observed that there were numerous kois that won, were kois that were in the last show. Example. a Maruten Kohaku, A 65 BU ginrin Kohaku and so on. This is a good sign as these kois managed to retain their quality and probably they only grew a liitle; hence did not stretch things too much.
Your dream kohaku is a good koi but I was stunned by how much she has grown in such a short time . While she retained her Shiroji, her Hi was streched a liitle thin. Give her time , when she slows down growth a bit and start to consolidate, she shud give the next round of contenders a run for their money.
On another matter, this year's winners list was a good spread of dealers and individuals unlike the last show. So I see it as an improvement. When SKC first held a show at a Dealers place, almost all dealers stayed away and koi entry was very few. Koi entries was mostly from the organising dealer and some hobbyist. It did improve a little over the next few shows but the number of koi entries was still modest. The turning point was last year when people realised that the judging was fairly done and another dealer and his customers walked away with the top prizes including your koi. As a result of this positive development, more dealers and hobbyist entered this show.
The same situation happened in Kl show when it was organised by a dealer. But that dealer managed to convince his customers to enter their kois. Even then there were some people who were not happywith their results.
In our own ZNA Show, Major Gosanke prizes are hotly contested and you will have the same situation. I dont have the results with me as I write this; so I shall check and share with you all 2moro. I wud choose to contest in a less crowded field. like some of those who have won prizes.
Judging.
Watching the judging as it progresses is both exciting and exhilarating. However , the crowd control and interference are a major hindrance to judging.
For this young koi show, I am very sure, as a policy, no members of the public are allowed in the judging area hence the tapes that were used to cordoned off the area where the tanks were. The small kois in bags were in an area where it was in an open area. The public was reminded many many times to stay away and not be in the way. But how can you stop us koi kichis from where the action is. The SKC can confirm their policy on this matter.
In Singapore's case, the handlers(dealers and also their customers who volunteered) are present bcos they have to bring kois to a judging area when required. This year, not many were asked to be brought out for closer comparison. But in the main show, all the 45cm and above kois were required to be brought to a judging area. And this is a logistic nigthmare. In one of their previous shows, the presence of dealers amd or owners and public caused a furor when the judges were accused of ignoring a koi. But as we all know now, that koi was not up to the mark. Even at this show, one owner thought the judges ignored his koi when it was not asked to be brought out and made some noises. But little did he know his koi was oredi voted the top koi and the judges wanted to choose 2nd and 3rd prize.
If you remembered well, during our last show when judging took longer than expected, the public were restless and was allowed in. The judges have to fight for space with the public. It became impossible to do the judging. As a result the judges just wanted to finish the job quickly and get out.
I believe koi entries deserved closer sctutiny but ....
So there is merit to not allow the public to be present when judgin is in progress.
However if it is not a problem if judging is in full view of the gallery provided the public can be restrained from enroaching into the show gorund. I liked what the Jakarta ZNA did. The show ground was shut out to the public and owners. There were seated in a theatre. Live video feed was projected unto two giant screens. The gallery cheered as each koi was named a winner.  Now that's showbiz. V r thinking about this for the next show but the cost will be high...Any sponsors??
Cheers
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And the spread of prize across different dealer, I hope it will not be seen as an exercise of "distribution". I do hope that this is an encouraging sign that more dealers are keen to participate in show. 
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